Reviews

Animator Tex Avery’s output at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, under Fred Quimby, is regarded by many as his best, though it ended in a burnout. Many of the films have characters in common, especially Droopy, who gets cuter and cheaper to animate by the film. None of them really form a series. Like the Looney Tunes (1930) they were intended to run ahead of feature films before television. It’s a combination of “anarchic” creativity on a pretty high budget and serial production for kids. This particular film is a disgusting depiction of WW2, certainly funny.